Atlanta Snowstorm 2014
So what’s your story? Where were you? Home? At work? Doing errands? I must admit I was caught off guard. Yes, somewhat unprepared for the Atlanta snowstorm of 2014. I feel it was because it really wasn’t supposed to be anything bad, or so I thought. After all, Kirk Mellish (WSB Radio) said it was supposed to be just a “dusting” and all the snow would be way south of Atlanta. And my Weather Channel app on my I-Phone said it was a 30% chance of snow hour-by-hour throughout the afternoon. Being someone who sees the glass as half-full not half-empty, to me that means a 70% chance of NO snow.
So on Tuesday I proceeded with my day, had an 11:00 meeting followed by another appointment where I was inside & away from my phone (and the world) for about 2 hours. When I got out of my appointment at 1pm, I had many missed calls, voicemails and saw all the snow (about 1” by this point). I was headed to the office and figured I’d assess it when I got there, but would possibly close early. Well within about 5 minutes and only 50-yards of driving, I had listened to my messages and realized that traffic was not moving, at least not fast. My son’s school had closed at 1pm and someone had to pick him up. My nanny was stuck in the snow, my husband was trying to drive home and traffic was bad. So within minutes I made the decision to close the office, it was not safe to be open.
I had to go to my office to pick up my dog (who I had dropped off earlier) and it took about 40 minutes to get there (normally a five minute drive). Upon leaving the office, I grabbed my water bottle, a box full of granola bars and a few juice boxes “just in case”. I chose to take the highway, since it was the flattest most direct route to my son’s school. Cars were having a hard time getting up and down hills, and I wanted to avoid hills as much as possible. Getting onto the highway was fairly simple, but once there we stopped. I called the school to tell them there was traffic and I was on my way, and they understood. Still at this point I really had no idea that traffic was that bad everywhere. Thank goodness I had a full tank of gas.
Seven miles and 2½ hours later, I finally made it to the exit where his school was. Knowing it was a very hilly road and now fully aware of the situation, there was no way I was going to make it to his school by car. The street had become a parking lot with cars sliding everywhere. I eventually made it across the highway and parked on a side street, and prepared for the 2-mile hike to his school. I wondered if my car would be there when I got back, so packed my phone charger & granola bars into my coat and off I went, with a very happy dog on the leash. I figured if I had to sleep at the school, at least I’d be able to charge my phone and have some snacks. There was no way was I leaving the dog in the car, she’d have to sleep at the school with me. I really wondered if I would make it home that night.
Again, being unprepared for the snow, I was wearing dress boots and a thin coat, but thankfully I had gloves packed in my glove compartment (appropriately named). We ran/walked along the sidewalk and in the street, my dog fully enjoying the snow. Once at the school, I knew I wasn’t going to stay there, I wanted to head home. It was still daylight and I felt confident that we could make it. Luckily my son had his hat and gloves packed into his backpack, so the three of us took off back to my car. We were able to walk in the street for much of the walk, since the roads were covered with snow yet empty. It was just too hilly for cars to drive. ATV’s were driving people back and forth, but with my dog with us, we all wouldn’t be able to fit. The walk was kind of fun, we talked about the snow, the ice, and the people on the ATV’s helping others.
Once we got back to the car, we headed back on the highway opposite traffic and had no problem getting home. Though our house is several miles off the interstate, the road were snow covered, without too many cars and I was able to drive fine on the roads and into our driveway. Phew, we made it. My husband was still out on the roads and he eventually made it home too.
Watching TV that night and paying attention to Facebook, we realized how bad it really was and how many people were stuck. I know people who slept in a grocery store, their office, at a hotel, or at friends house. They all eventually made it home, but no one wants to go through that. And hopefully that won’t happen again. So where were you? What’s your story?
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So what’s your story? Where were you? Home? At work? Doing errands? I must admit I was caught off guard. Yes, somewhat unprepared for the Atlanta snowstorm of 2014. I feel it was because it really wasn’t supposed to be anything bad, or so I thought. After all, Kirk Mellish (WSB Radio) said it was supposed to be just a “dusting” and all the snow would be way south of Atlanta. And my Weather Channel app on my I-Phone said it was a 30% chance of snow hour-by-hour throughout the afternoon. Being someone who sees the glass as half-full not half-empty, to me that means a 70% chance of NO snow.
So on Tuesday I proceeded with my day, had an 11:00 meeting followed by another appointment where I was inside & away from my phone (and the world) for about 2 hours. When I got out of my appointment at 1pm, I had many missed calls, voicemails and saw all the snow (about 1” by this point). I was headed to the office and figured I’d assess it when I got there, but would possibly close early. Well within about 5 minutes and only 50-yards of driving, I had listened to my messages and realized that traffic was not moving, at least not fast. My son’s school had closed at 1pm and someone had to pick him up. My nanny was stuck in the snow, my husband was trying to drive home and traffic was bad. So within minutes I made the decision to close the office, it was not safe to be open.
I had to go to my office to pick up my dog (who I had dropped off earlier) and it took about 40 minutes to get there (normally a five minute drive). Upon leaving the office, I grabbed my water bottle, a box full of granola bars and a few juice boxes “just in case”. I chose to take the highway, since it was the flattest most direct route to my son’s school. Cars were having a hard time getting up and down hills, and I wanted to avoid hills as much as possible. Getting onto the highway was fairly simple, but once there we stopped. I called the school to tell them there was traffic and I was on my way, and they understood. Still at this point I really had no idea that traffic was that bad everywhere. Thank goodness I had a full tank of gas.
Seven miles and 2½ hours later, I finally made it to the exit where his school was. Knowing it was a very hilly road and now fully aware of the situation, there was no way I was going to make it to his school by car. The street had become a parking lot with cars sliding everywhere. I eventually made it across the highway and parked on a side street, and prepared for the 2-mile hike to his school. I wondered if my car would be there when I got back, so packed my phone charger & granola bars into my coat and off I went, with a very happy dog on the leash. I figured if I had to sleep at the school, at least I’d be able to charge my phone and have some snacks. There was no way was I leaving the dog in the car, she’d have to sleep at the school with me. I really wondered if I would make it home that night.
Again, being unprepared for the snow, I was wearing dress boots and a thin coat, but thankfully I had gloves packed in my glove compartment (appropriately named). We ran/walked along the sidewalk and in the street, my dog fully enjoying the snow. Once at the school, I knew I wasn’t going to stay there, I wanted to head home. It was still daylight and I felt confident that we could make it. Luckily my son had his hat and gloves packed into his backpack, so the three of us took off back to my car. We were able to walk in the street for much of the walk, since the roads were covered with snow yet empty. It was just too hilly for cars to drive. ATV’s were driving people back and forth, but with my dog with us, we all wouldn’t be able to fit. The walk was kind of fun, we talked about the snow, the ice, and the people on the ATV’s helping others.
Once we got back to the car, we headed back on the highway opposite traffic and had no problem getting home. Though our house is several miles off the interstate, the road were snow covered, without too many cars and I was able to drive fine on the roads and into our driveway. Phew, we made it. My husband was still out on the roads and he eventually made it home too.
